Tag: meditation
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AMA Wednesday for December 10, 2025
Q: What subtle imbalance in your daily rhythm might be silently draining your vitality even though your lab work looks perfectly normal? A: When your lab work comes back normal but your body still whispers of fatigue, there is usually a quiet rhythm somewhere inside that has slipped out of harmony. Natural medicine has long…
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Breath as Medicine: Qi Gong and Mitochondrial Health
Ask Me Anything Wednesday: Q: How can practices like Qi Gong breathing influence mitochondrial health and fat metabolism in a way that modern research can measure? A: The ancients spoke of breath as the bridge between heaven and earth, the unseen rhythm that nourishes both body and spirit. In Taoist practice, Qi Gong breathing is…
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Ask Me Anything Wednesday for August 6 2025
QUESTION: “Can combining specific breathing patterns with herbal remedies enhance their absorption and therapeutic effects in the body?” ANSWER: The idea of combining specific breathing patterns with herbal remedies is rooted in both ancient and emerging sciences. In traditional systems like Taoist medicine, Ayurveda, and Tibetan healing, breath is considered a carrier of life force…
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Peace Within, Peace Without: A Taoist View of the Microcosm and Macrocosm
When the waters within are still, the world around reflects that stillness. This is a central truth in Taoism — that the inner and outer are not separate, but echoes of the same stream. Just as a single drop of dew contains the pattern of the whole sky, what stirs within us shapes the sky…
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Question of the Week 5/30/25
Can Emotions Really Make Us Sick? If So, How Do We Heal Naturally? Answer: In natural medicine, there is a growing recognition that unresolved emotions do not just influence us. They become part of our physical reality. But can grief, anger, fear, or shame truly turn into illness? This is not just poetic language. It…
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Why Sacred Sounds Are the Missing Link in Modern Wellness
By Dr. David Orman | davidorman.com In the rush for new wellness trends — cryotherapy, cold plunges, red light therapy — we often forget the most powerful healing tools are the oldest. Sacred sounds don’t come in a bottle or device. They come from within. And they may be the most underutilized force in your…
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The Transformative Benefits of Sacred Sounds
By Dr. David Orman | davidorman.com In every culture, from the ancient temples of Tibet to the echoing cathedrals of Europe, sacred sounds have been used to awaken, heal, and align. They are more than chants or vibrations — they are living frequencies that speak the language of the soul and harmonize the unseen. 1.…
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